A total of 269 people were terminated from their services after irregularities were allegedly detected in the recruitment process of the primary board.
WBPPE submits 269 teacher names to Calcutta HC terminated due to 'irregularities'
The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBPPE) has submitted the names of 268 teachers to the Calcutta High Court, who have been removed following an order passed by it earlier. A total of 269 people were terminated from their services after irregularities were allegedly detected in their recruitment process of the primary board.
It must be noted that one candidate had later produced documents and had convinced the court that he had bagged the job following proper procedure. The Supreme Court, however, later stayed the high court’s termination order, directing the individuals to file affidavits to defend their appointments.
The Calcutta High Court had also ordered CBI investigation into such discrepancies. Several people, including the board’s former president of WBBPE Manik Bhattacharya, have also been arrested in connection with the case. During the hearing on Friday, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay asked the CBI if any name other than those already arrested had cropped up during the course of investigation.
The CBI counsel submitted that the agency will be able to provide answers to his query by November 7. Justice Gangopadhyay asked the petitioners to serve copies of the pleas, which had alleged irregularities in the appointment process, to all candidates whose jobs were terminated. He directed that the process of making these people party in the matter be completed by November 9. The matter will come up for hearing again on November 25, the court directed. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is looking into the money trail involved in the irregularities.
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